After Bill Daly turned over the seventh overall selection at Tuesday’s NHL Draft Lottery to reveal the Ottawa Senators’ logo, it raised the stakes in what was already going to be a fascinating offseason. Had the Senators moved up to the top of the draft board, the prevailing assumption would have been for the team to keep its pick. At seven, all bets are off.
I don’t reasonably know how anyone can trust Dorian and whoever else helps him to make the kind of trade that will benefit Ottawa over the long run. He’s proven when it comes to getting veteran talent he’s just not been good at either judging the talent or more importantly the fit. I absolutely hated the Duchene trade the day it was done because too many guys in Colorado were damned happy he was out of there even though he’s been the only one to put up numbers in Dorian’s trades. The reaching on Boucher last year when Sillinger was sitting right there and he’s just as big and has tons more talent gives me pause about this FO making the right draft pick too. Bottom line Dorian better get this right or hopefully he joins the other Pierre.
I don’t reasonably know how anyone can trust Dorian and whoever else helps him to make the kind of trade that will benefit Ottawa over the long run. He’s proven when it comes to getting veteran talent he’s just not been good at either judging the talent or more importantly the fit. I absolutely hated the Duchene trade the day it was done because too many guys in Colorado were damned happy he was out of there even though he’s been the only one to put up numbers in Dorian’s trades. The reaching on Boucher last year when Sillinger was sitting right there and he’s just as big and has tons more talent gives me pause about this FO making the right draft pick too. Bottom line Dorian better get this right or hopefully he joins the other Pierre.